DEA helps with Ripon pot bust

RIPON - The Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency was called in to help process evidence Thursday, nearly a week after the Ripon Police Department seized more than $15,000 worth of marijuana from a home in the 800 block of Zumstein Drive, authorities said.

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By The Record

Posted Apr. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record
Posted Apr. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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RIPON - The Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency was called in to help process evidence Thursday, nearly a week after the Ripon Police Department seized more than $15,000 worth of marijuana from a home in the 800 block of Zumstein Drive, authorities said.

Kilo, the Police Department's new drug detection dog, helped officers locate over 50 pounds of marijuana, authorities said. Officers also found a THC extraction lab in a vehicle. Donald Smith, 25, was arrested on suspicion of manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of marijuana for sale, police said.